[ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
Watson, Keith
krwatson at cc.gatech.edu
Wed Sep 8 18:12:39 EDT 2010
OK who messed with my keyboard? :) It should have read:
Now that I know about GAPPI I will add it to the list.
Thanks,
keith
--
Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu 801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Watson, Keith
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 18:10
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
>
> Now that known about GAPPI I will add it to the list.
>
> Thanks,
> keith
>
> --
>
> Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology
> Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing
> keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu 801 Atlantic Drive NW
> (404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Greg
> > Freemyer
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 15:44
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
> >
> > I nominate this email for putting on the ALE website.
> >
> > Fairly comprehensive. Thanks Keith.
> >
> > <sarcasm>
> > But if you're going to list HTCIA, you should list GAPPI.
> > (http://www.gappi.org/)
> >
> > After all in GA you have to have a PI license to sell computer
> > forensic services so anyone interested in HTCIA meetings would surely
> > be interested in GAPPI meetings.
> > <\sarcasm>
> >
> > Greg (PI# available upon request)
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Watson, Keith <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu>
> > wrote:
> > > Derek,
> > >
> > > Welcome to Atlanta and the ALE list. There is also a LUG at Georgia
> > Tech.
> > >
> > > The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech
> > > http://lugatgt.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Here are some local InfoSec resources you might find useful.
> > >
> > > There is going to be a conference similar to Outerzone for one day, in
> > honor of Matthew Shoemaker who did the InfoSec Daily Podcast and
> recently
> > passed away. It will be Sept 18th (the same day as DC404) and in the
> same
> > location as Outerz0ne hotel.
> > >
> > > http://www.shoecon.org/
> > > http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=140586859309721
> > >
> > >
> > > The 2010 GTISC Security Summit - "Evolving Nature of Cyber Security
> > Threats"
> > > Thursday, October 7, 2010
> > > Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech
> > > 349 Ferst Dr NW
> > > Atlanta, GA 30332
> > > http://www.gtiscsecuritysummit.com/
> > >
> > >
> > > GAISSA - The Atlanta chapter of the ISSA has monthly meetings. This is
> > the mainstream professional corporate InfoSec types. I used to go to the
> > meetings but my ISSA membership has expired. Once I get my CISSP I will
> > probably start going again to get in my CE credits.
> > > http://www.gaissa.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > OWASP - Atlanta Chapter has monthly meetings - their focus is web
> > application security. A fair number of the meetings have been hosted by
> > Georgia Tech. The last few have been hosted at SecureWorks.
> > > http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Atlanta_Georgia
> > >
> > >
> > > InfraGard - Mission: To provide a public-private partnership and
> > platform for the confidential exchange of Internet and Information
> Systems
> > related security information among members to enable business and
> > infrastructure protection. Vision: To operate as the highly-regarded,
> > definitive source of information dedicated to the protection of critical
> > national infrastructures.
> > > http://infragardatlanta.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > DC404 - Atlanta Defcon chapter has monthly meetings. DC404 has more
> > speakers at Decon every year than any other chapter. They test out most
> if
> > not all the talks at the DC404 meetings. There are a lot of InfoSec
> > professionals at the meetings. The content is less corporate and more
> > hacker oriented. I go to these meetings.
> > > http://dc404.kaos.to/
> > > http://www.defcon.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > GTISC security seminars
> > > http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/seminars.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - Mission:
> > Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences, publishes the
> > Information Systems Control Journal, develops international information
> > systems auditing and control standards, and administers the globally
> > respected Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation
> earned
> > by more than 35,000 professionals since inception, and the Certified
> > Information Security Manager (CISM) designation, a groundbreaking
> > credential earned by 5,000 professionals in its first two years.
> > > http://www.isaca-atlanta.org
> > >
> > >
> > > Georgia Electronic Commerce Association (GECA) - The goal of the group
> > is to gather fragmented on information security practices and extend
> them
> > where necessary around a process that assists in defining the context
> > under which they should be applied. This final document will be more
> than
> > a listing of practices and procedures; it will also aid readers in
> > defining what a proportional security and business continuity response
> > means for their enterprise and how to apply these practices and
> procedures
> > in their environment. This is a working group on Information Security.
> > > http://www.ciclt.com/geca/wg/security.asp
> > >
> > >
> > > Atlanta HTCIA - Atlanta High Technology Crime Investigation
> Association
> > - promoting the sharing of experience, ideas and knowledge relating to
> > investigations and security in advanced technologies.
> > > http://www.atlhtcia.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Atlanta IISFA Chapter (International Information Systems Forensics
> > Association) - the premier information technology forensics association
> in
> > the United States. The IISFA is a non-profit organization whose mission
> is
> > to promote the discipline of Information Forensics. The IISFA is
> tailored
> > for corporations and the private sector to better understand the value,
> > process and capabilities of Information Forensics in business
> operations.
> > > http://www.atlanta-iisfa.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Atlanta NAISG Chapter (National Information Security Group)- Has
> monthly
> > meetings. Provides and coordinates security-focused meetings,
> > demonstrations and seminars; as well as an online communications forum
> > with a global audience.
> > >
> > >
> > > Atlanta SE2600 - they meet monthly. I haven't been to a meeting in a
> > while. The ones I went to were sparsely attended.
> > > http://404.se2600.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > ISSA International Conference
> > > http://www.issa.org/conf/
> > >
> > >
> > > SecureWorld Expo
> > > http://secureworldexpo.com
> > >
> > >
> > > SummerCon moves around. I have no idea when it will be back in Atlanta
> > http://www.summercon.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Outerz0ne - Similar to SummerCon but more organized. Some of the talks
> > are also given at BlackHat and Defcon. Not all the talks are about
> > InfoSec. I was on staff for the last one.
> > > http://www.outerz0ne.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Electronic Frontiers Forums at DragonCon - I'm on staff for this too.
> A
> > series of lectures and panels given at the DragonCon Science Fiction
> > Convention each year on Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
> > Originally inspired by the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference,
> > Electronic Frontiers Forums has taken on a life of its own by bringing
> > some of the best technical and legal minds together to hash out the
> future
> > and have a little fun along the way.
> > >
> > > Worried about freedom of speech, privacy, and your rights on line? So
> > are we! Now in its eleventh year, Electronic Frontiers Forums covers
> your
> > rights on the Internet and the latest trends in online media. Topics
> > include online privacy, security, freedom of expression, intellectual
> > property, online activism, social networking, online publishing, and
> > multi-player gaming.
> > >
> > > http://www.efforums.net/
> > > http://www.dragoncon.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Computer security conferences
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security_conference
> > >
> > > keith
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Keith R. Watson Georgia Institute of Technology
> > > Systems Support Specialist IV College of Computing
> > > keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu 801 Atlantic Drive NW
> > > (404) 385-7401 Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> > Derek
> > >> Atkins
> > >> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 16:23
> > >> To: ale at ale.org
> > >> Subject: [ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
> > >>
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I (relatively recently) moved into the general Atlanta area from the
> > >> Northeast. While I'm new to Atlanta, I'm certainly not new to Linux
> > and
> > >> F/OSS. In Boston I've been an online member of the BLU for nearly a
> > >> decade (possibly more, but my mail archives of the list only seem to
> go
> > >> back to 2002). Being new to the area I'd like to introduce myself,
> > give
> > >> you a little history about me, and hopefully get the chance to learn
> > >> about you all and meet some of you eventually.
> > >>
> > >> I've been a Linux user since 1992 (the first computer I owned that
> ran
> > >> Linux used Slackware with kernel version 0.99pl15) and did some major
> > >> Kernel Development back in 1994. Over the years I've been
> > significantly
> > >> involved in some open source projects like (MIT) PGP, ipsec-tools,
> > >> OpenAFS, and GnuCash, and minorly involved in others, like MythTV.
> > >>
> > >> In real life I'm a Security Software Engineer, where I get to take
> cool
> > >> algorithms like RSA, AES, and SHA-256 and apply them to interesting
> > uses
> > >> like authentication systems, encrypted email, and encrypted hard
> disks.
> > >>
> > >> Like I said, I'm new to the area so I hope to learn more about the
> > local
> > >> traditions and ins-and-outs of local High Tech community.
> > >>
> > >> *waves*
> > >>
> > >> -derek
> > >> --
> > >> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > >> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
> > >> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
> > >> warlord at MIT.EDU PGP key available
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